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marten |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf {Martlet}.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also {marten}.] Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin ({Progne subis, or purpurea}), and the European house, or window, martin ({Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica}), are the best known species. {Bank martin}. a The bank swallow. See under {Bank}. b The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}. {Bee martin}. a The purple martin. b The kingbird. {Sand martin}, the bank swallow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marten \Mar"ten\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A bird. See {Martin}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marten \Mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre F. martre marte, LL martures (pl.), fr L. martes; akin to AS mear?, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r?r. Cf {Foumart}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus {Mustela}, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten ({Mustela foina}); the pine marten ({M. martes}); and the American marten, or sable ({M. Americana}), which some zo["o]logists consider only a variety of the Russian sable. 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marten n : agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels [syn: {marten cat}]
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